Tregliga
Old Norse Dictionary - tregliga
Meaning of Old Norse word "tregliga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tregliga can mean:tregliga
- tregliga
- adv. with difficulty, as opp. to smoothly; kómu þeir honum at kalla ok þó sem tregligast, they moved her (the ship) with great difficulty, Fms. iii. 13.
- tregliga
- 2. unwillingly, reluctantly; Brúsi gékk tregliga at öllu sáttmáli, Ó. H. 98; beiddi leyfis ok fékk t., Karl. 277; hafði hann þat t. fengit af Katli ok þó nauðungar-laust, Sturl. iii. 224: scarcely, mega vér t. at oss gæta, Bs. i. 300; mátti hann t. bera þau úhægindi, 318.
- tregliga
- 3. wofully; gékk hón t. á tái sitja, Gh. 9.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚴᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)